EU FP6 project highSol

highSol is a Specific Targeted Research or Innovation Project for the
high volume manufacturing of photovoltaic cells. It comprises 7
partners from France, Germany, Italy and Spain supported by
the European Commission in the 6th Framework Programme and runs 36
months under the consortium leadership of Fraunhofer IPA.

The project highSol aims at the transformation of innovative
manufacturing concepts on a laboratory scale into the full industrial
scale. The result will be the demonstration of technologies which will
enable the mass manufacturing of photovoltaic products with a serious
reduction of manufacturing costs.

The consortium highSol is organized into two layers providing
specific knowledge for the target of mass manufacturing. The layer of
the end-users (Isofoton, Schott Solar) includes manufacturers from all three manufacturing
areas - wafering, cell production and module production. The layer of the suppliers includes
automation and equipment specialists (Semco engineering, AMB, Baccini)
as well as APC specialists (camLine).
Fraunhofer IPA will have the role of the consortium leader and will
contribute as an independent and non-profit research institute for
automation and APC.